Kosacha Explained

Official Name:Kosacha
Subdivision Type1:Province
(Oblast)
Blank Info Sec1:PK
Blank Name Sec1:License plate
Elevation M:822
Established Date:1573
Established Title:First mentioned
Timezone1 Dst:EEST
Utc Offset Dst:+3
Utc Offset:+2
Timezone1:EET
Subdivision Type2:Municipality
(Obshtina)
Subdivision Type:Country
Native Name:Косача
Subdivision Name1:Pernik
Settlement Type:Village
Pushpin Map Caption:Location of Kosacha
Pushpin Map:Bulgaria
Postal Code Type:Postal Code
Postal Code:2448
Population Total:148
Population As Of:2020
Area Land Km2:13,344
Coordinates:42.5667°N 22.85°W
Subdivision Name2:Kovachevtsi

Kosacha (Bulgarian: Косача, also transliterated Kosača) is a village in western Bulgaria. Its located in Oblast Pernik, Obshtina Kovachevci.

Geography

The village of Kosacha is located in a mountainous region, 16 km southwest of Pernik and 41 km southwest of Sofia.

The village is a conglomeration of neighborhoods scattered over hills and valleys. The neighborhoods are Tyutyundzhiyska, Polyana, Domishlyarska - there is the house of Georgi Parvanov's mother, Evreyska (Jewish), Velichkova - there is his father's house, Eleninska / grandmother Elena hid Levski in the church, wife of grandfather Pene - a merchant in Constantinople. Picked up by a priest from the village of Ruzhdavitsa /, Bradarska mahala, Kyurkchiyska mahala / there are remains of a fortress /, Gruyova mahala, Stoykovi, Todorovi, Kompirovi, Mialovi / Mihailovi /, Gypsy / by nickname /, Kovachevska mahala. The road distance from Tyutyundzhiya to Arbanashki rid is more than 6 km.

History

The village was first mentioned in the Ottoman archives in 1573.

The ancient town of Buieridava was located near the village and the Lobosh dam (Pchelina). It was founded approx. 5th century BC from the Thracian tribe Ilei.

Name

The name derives from the Bulgarian word Kosach, which means Mower.

Landmarks

There is an alphabet (Cyrillic) containing a list notable Kosachi (Mowers)

Notable people

References

  1. svetimesta.com
  2. grao.bg
  3. strumski.com
  4. strumski.com
  5. archives.government.bg